ligaments, tendons and fascia. It is a slow-paced style of yoga, incorporating principles of traditional Chinese medicine, with asanas (postures) that are held for longer periods of time, to strengthen and making the connective tissues flexible. 2. What is Yang Yoga? Yang yoga focuses on yang tissues, the muscles. It is more energetic style of yoga where muscles are rhythmically and

1. Yin Yoga
Note: Answer to any 20 questions.
1. What is Yin Yoga?
Yin yoga focuses on connective tissues
of the body-bones,
ligaments, tendons and fascia. It is a slow-paced style of yoga,
incorporating principles of traditional Chinese medicine, with
asanas (postures) that are held for longer periods of time, to
strengthen and making the connective tissues flexible.
2. What is Yang Yoga?
Yang yoga focuses on yang tissues, the muscles. It is more
energetic style of yoga where muscles are rhythmically and

2. repetitively moved for building strength, stamina and flexibility.
3. Mention Yin Yoga tissues.
Yin tissues are - bones, ligaments, tendons and fascia.
4. Mention Yang Yoga tissues.
Yang tissues are: Muscles and blood.
5. What is meridians and list out all major meridians?
Meridians are the channels which carry the energy throughout
the body. If there is any blockage in the energy channels there
will be lack of free flow of energy due to which functioning of the
organs will get disrupted.
6. What is shamanism Culture?

3. 7. Write type of tissues. The types of
tissues are: Epithelial tissues
Musclular tissues Connective tissues
Nervous tissue
8. What is Daoist Yoga?
Daoist yoga is a type of yoga which combines the ancient Indian
traditions with the Chinese theories of energy maps of the body.
It is generally considered to be a modern hybrid of the two
systems. This combination is thought to enhance the

4. benefits of yoga as well as provide
deeper insights into how the body
works. The focus in Daoist yoga is:
1. To increase the energy circulating in
the body
2. To become more aware of the
body, breath and the mind, and
their relationship to each other
3. To increase physical flexibility, and
ease and depth of breathing
9. Which part of human body
limbs are belong to yin yoga?
In Yin yoga the part of the
human body which is focused
is
 Below the waist
 Interior body
 Front portion
Hence the focus is mainly on connective
tissues and joints in Yon yoga.
10. What all are the Three

5. principles of Yin Yoga
Practice? The 3 basic
principles of Yin yoga
practice are:
1. Find an appropriate edge
2. Commit to stillness
3. Commit to stay in the pose for a length
of time
11. What all are the physical
settings for yin yoga classes.
Physical setting for yin yoga
classes:
1. Quiet environment, with noises turned
off
2. Dim lights but with windows open for
fresh air
3. Take out the spectacles, watches or
any metallic things like rings, bracelets
as they can hinder the flow of energy
4. Allow the body to stay warm
5. Keep a bolster, blanket, yoga blocks or
a cushion nearby. During the practice
we could be using one or more of
these to make ourselves get settled in
comfortable pose, to find an

6. appropriate edge.
12. Explain Playing Our Edges context
with yin yoga.What is the edge in Yin?
The first thing that we do in Yin Yoga is
come to an “edge” in a posture where
we start to feel mild, moderate
amounts of stress in the area of the
body that we are intending to target.
Every time we get into a pose, go only
to the point where we feel a
significant resistance in the body. We
need to wait for some time and give
our body a chance to open up to go
deeper. After thirty seconds or a
minute or so, usually the body opens up
and greater depth is possible. Listen to
your body, go to the first edge and
when, and if, the body opens and
invites to go deeper, only then go to the
next edge. Once at this new edge, again
pause

7. and wait for the next opening. In this
manner we play our edges in Yin Yoga.
As long as we are not experiencing
pain, we remain in the pose, playing
with the edge.
13. How to be maintain Stillness of Body
in yin yoga.
Once the right edge is found, we resolve
to stay
Stillness
muscles
still and stay in the pose.
of the body means the
are the
inactive. One of
muscles’ jobs is to protect the joints.
Only when we keep the muscles very
quiet, we can allow the effect of a deep
stretch to sink into the joints. When we
move, we require energy and it is
we
obtained by breathing. When
breath. The
move, we affect the
stillness of body leads to quieting of
the breath which in turn
calming the mind.
helps in

8. 14. Method of Stillness of the Breath in
yin yoga.
Stillness of the breath means breath
becomes quiet and gentle. A calm
breath is regular and even, slow, deep
and natural. The breath need not be
shallow or short, but it must be regular
and unforced. We can try to extend the
breath to for longer, on each
inhalation and exhalation. There may
arise natural pauses between the
inhalations and exhalations which is
fine, as long as it is unforced and
natural. Allowing the breath to be long,
even and deep is part of allowing this
stillness of the breath to arise. Once
the breath has become quiet, the
deepest stillness arises.
15. How to still the Mind in yin yoga.
If our mind is agitated, our breath is
short. To view our true nature,
thoughts have to be carried away and

9. stillness of the mind is required.
Stillness cannot be forced but it must
arise spontaneously on its own. To still
the mind, the breath must be calm. To
calm the breath, the body must be still.
When these conditions have been met,
deep awareness is possible. This state
can be achieved only by commitment
and dedication.
16. How long to hold poses in yin yoga.
Yin yoga focuses on staying still in a
posture and holding the asana for
not
longer duration. Yin tissues do
respond well to constant movement.
They are plastic tissues which require
long holding to be stimulated. In Yin
yoga, the duration of holding the asana
is typically around 3-5 minutes, after
finding the right edge.
17. What is the Structure of Yin Yoga

10. Class?

11. 18. Mention Yin Yoga
Contraindications
Contraindications
of Yin yoga:
 Injury and Surgery: Students with
hip or knee injuries or broken arms
should avoid the pose.
 Physical Strength and Weak Body:
Students with hip or knee pain,
acute back pain, heart problems,
hip tightness, high blood pressure,
should practice the pose under the
guidance of a competent teacher.
 Pregnant women should avoid the
practice of deeper and long hold as
the internal organs get squeezed
with abdominal muscles
compressed.
 Senior citizens or students with
knee or hip issues should take it
slow and can follow by taking care

12. of consciously aligning the body.
19. Benefits of Yin Yoga
Physical Benefits
The most important benefits can be
summarized by understanding the
effect on the following issues:
 Fascia – With the long holds, we
stretch and stimulate the layers of
fascia
in our body. This results in the
improved overall functioning of the
body.
 Ligaments – Ligaments are
contracting with age. With Yin Yoga,
we gently stretch our ligaments and
maintain the range of motion of our
joints.
 Tendons –With yin poses, we
pressure and lengthen the tendons
gently and retain their range of

13. motion.
 Joints –Due to the modern lifestyle
where there is lack of movement,
the fluids in the joint capsules
decrease. This reduces the lifespan
of the joint. With Yin Yoga, we put
gentle pressure on the joints, which
revitalizes the joints and renews the
fluids.
 Viscera – With gentle and long
pressure on our internal organs (in
the main cavities of the body,
especially those in the abdomen) we
stimulate them and improve their
functioning.
 As the quality of the connective
the range of
tissue is improved,

14. flexibility in our muscles
positively affected.
is also
Mental Benefits:
 Yin yoga helps to slow down return
fully to the present moment, and
connect mindfully with ourself.

15.  Increase energy: We spend most of
our time locked in sympathetic
nervous system overdrive, due to
stressful lifestyle. In Yin Yoga our
breath slows down significantly,
drawing us deeper and deeper into
this parasympathetic or relaxation
 Improved sleep by let go of stress
and tension in both our physical
body and the mind. It promotes
more rejuvenating rest.
 Helps reduce stress and fosters self
by calming our nervous system, and
providing a space for our body to
mode. It balances hormone and
increase overall energy and
wellbeing.

16. deeply relax. The practice is a
beautiful way to reconnect to our
body in a gentle and compassionate
way.
 The poses and the way they are
held can release incredibly strong
sensations and stored emotions.
20. Yin yoga sequence for hip opening.
All poses can be practiced for 3-5
minutes depending on the ability to
hold
 Squat
 Happy baby pose
 Butterfly
 Sleeping swan
 Shoe lace
 Frog pose
 Deer
21. Yin yoga sequence for kidney
meridians.
All poses can be practiced for 3-5
minutes depending on the ability to

17. hold
 Half Butterfly
 Butterfly
 Straddle pose
 Sphinx/Seal
 Saddle
 Dragon pose
 Caterpillar
22. Yin yoga sequence for heart
meridians.
All poses can be practiced for 3-5
minutes depending on the ability to
hold

18.  Reclined butterfly
 Cat cow
 Child’s pose
 Anahatasana
 Sphinx pose
 Knees to chest
 Seal